Make Room for Ruler Work: Straighter Lines, Smoother Curves
A ruler can help guide a quilting design when you want more control. Corey covers when to use a ruler, how to set up before you...
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Morning with Corey
Quilting tips & hacks, with a cup of coffee
Every morning, Corey shares practical sewing and quilting tips from the team at Linda's Electric Quilters — batting choices, thread troubleshooting, machine maintenance, cutting techniques, and the little habits that make quilts last for generations.
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Your Quilt Backing Has a Secret…
Your quilt top is perfect, your backing is loaded, and then the machine hits a bulky seam. The fix is underneath: press those b...
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Don’t Load the Quilt Without a Plan
Not every part of your quilt needs equal attention. Decide where you want the eye to go before the first stitch, and let the qu...
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Stop Quilting Past The Point Of Enough
More stitches don't always make a better quilt. Three questions — function, batting, design — tell you when you're done, so the...
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Your Batting Is Flattening Your Quilting
If your quilting looks flatter than you pictured, the answer might not be more stitches. It might be what's underneath them. He...
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Not Loving How Your Quilting Looks?
Ever step back from a section of quilting and think, “Why doesn’t this look like I pictured it?” Before you blame the design, t...
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The Mistake That Makes Borders Look “Pinched”
When a border starts looking pinched, the instinct is to tighten things up. But too much tension makes the fabric fight back — ...
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It Looks Harmless Now…
That little ripple on the frame may not look like much, Bestie, but once it's stitched in place it can turn into a pucker the m...
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The Panto Mistake You Notice Too Late
You finish a row, it looks great, and you're ready to advance the quilt. Not so fast, Bestie. A 3-point check (left, center, an...
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The “Perfectly Tight” Backing Mistake
Cranking your backing drum-tight feels right, but it stretches the fabric and locks in puckers you won’t see until the quilt co...
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There’s a Reason That Echo Feels Wrong
Your echo quilting can be beautifully stitched and still feel off. The secret is in the ribbon of space between your lines, and...
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